Is “Forbids” a Scrabble word?
Yes
FORBIDS
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Forbids
verb
1.To disallow; to proscribe.
“Smoking in the restaurant is forbidden.”
2.(ditransitive) To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command.
3.To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
“An impassable river forbids the approach of the army.”
Synonyms: ban, disallow, prohibit, veto